If you have any questions contact Katie Kelly, Leadership Graduate Assistant at kellykat@mnstate.edu or 218.477.2544.

What is Emerging Leaders?

The Emerging Leaders program is a free leadership development program available to all students. Each group meets once a week for one hour for eight weeks. It aims to help MSUM students develop the leadership skills they will need to become active and engaged members of MSUM and the community. The program is based on the Social Change Model which is a widely used leadership theory that emphasizes how individual, group, and societal values work together to create change. There are 7 ‘Cs’ or core tenets that complete the Social Change Model that fall under the three different value groups:

Individual Values

Consciousness of self: Being self-aware of one’s beliefs, values, attitudes and emotions that motivate you to take action.

Congruence: Acting in ways that are consistent with your values and beliefs.

Commitment: Having significant investment in an idea or person, both in terms of intensity and duration.

Group Values

Collaboration: Working with others in a common effort, sharing responsibility, authority, and accountability

Common Purpose: Having shared aims and values. Involving others in building a group’s vision and purpose.

Controversy with Civility: Recognizing two fundamental realities of any creative effort: 1) differences in viewpoint are inevitable and 2) such differences must be aired openly but with civility.

Societal Values

Citizenship: Believing in a process whereby an individual and/or a group become responsibly connected to the community and to society through some activity.

Overall Objective for Emerging Leaders

We will prepare future MSUM leaders by providing educational experiences related to the Social Change Model, including: consciousness of self, congruence, commitment, collaboration, common purpose, controversy with civility and citizenship. Students will learn more about themselves through taking StrengthsQuest. Students will leave Emerging Leaders with the abilities, skills and knowledge needed to be truly effective leaders on campus.

The program qualifies as a Dragon Leadership Program Phase II moderate term leadership experience and Phase I StrengthsQuest requirement.

For more information contact:The Office of Student Activities218.477.2790osa@mnstate.edu